So your boss tells you to go on Amazon.com and pick a laptop

[Sgt PSN]

http://www.ihomecomputer.com/product_detail.asp?dept_id=100000&sub_dept=100034&product_id=100019

i picked this keyboard/mouse combo at k-mart a few weeks ago.  was on clearance for $15 so i figured i'd give it a try and i can't really complain.  the only thing i don't like is that the 0 on the 10 key is the same size as the other keys and i'm used to it being bigger.  other than that, the thing works great. 

[phattymatty]

you have a 10 key? all this time i've been typing 1 and then 0 like a sucker.

[Sgt PSN]

a sucker indeed

[General_Failure]

I've used a keyboard with a 00 key on it. I assume it was meant for Her Majesty's Secret Service.

[QB Eagles]

I've used a keyboard with a 00 key on it. I assume it was meant for Her Majesty's Secret Service.

Must have been made in Las Vegas. They're still trying to pass that off as a legitimate number.

[PhillyGirl]

Just coming back to rave a little more.

This thing farging rocks.

[Munson]

Anyone got any advice on a laptop in the 500-700 range?

Best Buy's got an HP for 499 but I just won a few extra hundred from poker so I was seeing what else is out there, HP or otherwise.


I won't be using it for anything spectacular, just your basic internet/pr0n/school work needs. I never got into computer gaming much.

[Susquehanna Birder]

I'd think that any of the netbooks would work pretty well, if all you were doing was surfing and writing papers. Look for a decent keyboard size (some of them are pretty tiny, and might be a PITA after a while), and get as much RAM as you can.

[Sgt PSN]

i've yet to hear anything good about netbooks from any manufacturer.  no first hand knowledge, but i know several people who have them.  and hate them. 

[Susquehanna Birder]

Well, if you go in thinking that they're going to replace a regular computer, you'll surely be disappointed. Poorer performance, limited graphics, and the like.

I know a few people who have them for tethering to their cameras, and they seem to like them.

[Father Demon]

For Christmas, I got a Gateway NV53. Beats the hell out of the laptop I previously had. Get one of those and we can be Gateway buddies.

So hey buddy...  I ordered one of those last night, and it should be here in a couple days.  I'll IM you then.

Mine has not been a disappointment.  I like it.

[Munson]

I'd think that any of the netbooks would work pretty well, if all you were doing was surfing and writing papers. Look for a decent keyboard size (some of them are pretty tiny, and might be a PITA after a while), and get as much RAM as you can.

I was thinking of going netbook, but there will probably be a few times where I do decide to watch a movie/TV show online or something like that, making a movie with something off my camera or something....in which case I want a fully operational laptop that I know will have good speed.

I just came from best buy and the guy there told me they were putting out a whole new series this sunday so I figure I'll go back then and see what's out. He was really putting HP down too, saying they got bad reviews recently and that Sony/Toshiba was the way to go. Hm.

[PhillyGirl]

Sony sucks the big fat one. VERY expensive and they're shtein.